Development Engineer - GMA
Department
Accessories
Role Description
Development Engineer - GMA
Location
Leicestershire
Role context and purpose
- As a Development Engineer for Royal Enfield Genuine Motorcycle Accessories (GMA) your role will involve working with cross-functional teams in Product Development. At the outset you will be exposed to the development of retail customer facing products at various points in their product life cycle.
Key responsibilities
- Develop new and existing products in accordance with both International and company internal quality and certification standards in line with NPD objectives
- Ensure the design of appropriate test programs that can accurately measure product endurance and compliance against the above standards
- Design, develop and specify development rig requirements for both component and system level development
- Fully utilise analytical skills to understand, advise and act upon results gained during the development process
- Manage both in-house and off-site development activities in a controlled manner ensuring all H&S requirements have been completed with a view to safeguarding both Test Engineers and Workshop Technicians
- Create detailed and accurate development reports and deliver in an appropriate format, either through presentation or report to all key stakeholders
- Build effective relationships throughout the global business in order to further develop knowledge, understanding and delivery to project deadlines
- Ensure relevant departments and the supply base adhere to and are aware of the engineering development sign off requirements' when sourcing and appointing potential suppliers
- Clearly communicate the product development requirements to the Workshop Team Leader/Test Engineers
- Manage their own time and workload effectively, while also collaborating with other parties to ensure project deadlines are achieved
- Create and manage timing plans for their areas of responsibility
- Provide development engineering guidance to other team members
- Represent the design team in interdepartmental meetings in the absence of the team leader
Success metrics of the role
- As a Development Engineer you will be measured on OTIF delivery on various goals and performance indicators. Overall success of your role will depend on the following measures but not limited to:
- Mutually agreed project timing plan deadlines
- Successful development programme completion
Scope and Impact
- The GMA team is a dedicated one with 35 people split between the UK & India and it sits within the GCO (Global Commercial Organisation) but also links into the GTO (Global Technical Organisation) in terms of procedures and operating systems. The Development Engineer is a key role for the business which ultimately allows the enablement of delivery of new products to market. The GMA Product catalog will consist of 200+ ‘live’ products in 2019-20 and will expand further beyond that in 2020-21.
Network and stakeholders
- Product Development
- Chassis Development
- Testing
- Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
- Quality
What are we looking for?
- Proven experience working within a product development discipline
- Experience creating and running product development activities
- Excellent working knowledge of product qualification and product compliance for automotive systems
- Proficient in Creo to enable development rig design
- Experience of motorcycle products is highly desirable
- Team player who is an excellent verbal and written communicator
- Excellent report writing skills
- Should be able to demonstrate good time management and excellent knowledge of engineering fundamentals
- Ability to travel to development activities at various global locations
- Educational qualifications
- Qualified to degree level or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline. Minimum of 2:1 required.
- Experience
- Past experience in engineering development of components and subassemblies
- Good knowledge of development processes
- Good understanding of motorcycle chassis layout and construction
- Practical experience of vehicle maintenance and preparation is advantageous
- Some experience in developing to Regulatory requirements as applied to motorcycles
What will it be like to work for Royal Enfield?
- As the oldest motorcycle company in continuous production, Royal Enfield made its first motorcycle in 1901. The team is growing consistently, competitively and profitably over a decade now, actively chasing its aim to be the #1 global mid-size motorcycle company and be the #1 Brand in product and service excellence.
- At Royal Enfield, we don’t simply focus on what we do, but how we do it is also very important to us. We do not follow the industry conventions, or take the well-trodden path. We create our own path and that has led us to this outstanding success in the past. Our values and the brand remains at the core of all our activities, as we work towards transforming Royal Enfield into a complete experiential brand.
- To that effect, we are adding quality and diversity to the existing team by bringing in new people from different industries providing us with a wide range of thoughts and ideas; people from different parts of the world to help us learn about the markets we intend to serve in the future.
About Royal Enfield?
- The oldest motorcycle company in continuous production, Royal Enfield made its first motorcycle in 1901. A division of Eicher Motors Limited, Royal Enfield has created the mid-size motorcycle segment in India with its unique and distinctive modern classic bikes. With its new manufacturing base in Chennai, India, Royal Enfield is able to grow its production rapidly against a surge in demand for its motorcycles. With 50% growth every year for the last 3 years, Royal Enfield is fast becoming a very important player in the global mid-size motorcycle market and is working towards re-inventing this space with motorcycles that are evocative and engaging and great fun to ride.
- Royal Enfield’s product line-up includes the Bullet, Classic and Thunderbird models in both 350 and 500cc displacements; and the recently introduced Continental GT 535cc café racer. Royal Enfield operates through 11 company-operated stores and 250 dealers in all major cities and towns in India, and exports to over 40 countries across the world including the USA, Japan, UK, several European and Latin American countries, as well as the Middle East and South Asia.
- Royal Enfield also organises and supports many motorcycling events and rides , more prominently the Rider Mania – an annual gathering of Royal Enfield riders from all over India to the lovely beaches of Goa, and the Himalayan Odyssey, the most arduous motorcycle ride over some of the toughest roads and highest mountain passes in the Himalayas. Royal Enfield also conducts the popular ‘One Ride’ where people around the world ride out on their motorcycles on the first Sunday of April.
- Read more about us: www.royalenfield.com Catch-up on all the latest openings: https://royalenfield.com/aboutus/careers/
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